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How do you write a logline?
If you need to know what a logline is, you’re right at the start of screenplay writing. If you look in television schedules and see what’s written about a movie, a drama or even sport, the few words describing the viewing will be its logline; telling you all you need to know before you decide [...]
Continue reading...Screenplay experts speak
27. May 2009
From time to time it’s good to go back to basics and learn screenplay writing from the experts. You don’t have to agree with all that they say, but by checking out different views you can decide what might work for you. Here’s a selection of the different types of people involved with screenwriting: writers, consultants [...]
Continue reading...What is it about a movie?
13. March 2009
Just what makes you want to rush from the cinema and tell everyone you know (and many you don’t know) about your experience, good or bad? Could it be the high emotions you’ve experienced looking out for your hero and fighting against the antagonist? It’s different for all of us. For some it might just be the [...]
Continue reading...What do script readers really think?
10. February 2009
Whatever you do, be a friend to a script reader. They might be the one who gets your script to the desk of the one who can say yes. It’s thought that the names of script readers are kept secret by the movie studios. Is this because they’re so poorly paid or require unbiased opinions? [...]
Continue reading...Harry Potter is Star Wars
6. December 2008
Breaking down a screenplay It’s always good for a screenplay writer to break down other movies into bite sized chunks to see how they’re made; construction, scene breakdown and major points highlighted. Two of the best people for this are Blake Snyder (Book: Save The Cat Goes to the Movies, breaking down to beat sheets Crash, [...]
Continue reading...FiveSprockets™ Unveils New Features
12. November 2008
We visted FiveSprockets recently; an online screenplay writing package coupled through story development, pre, post and actual production until final distribution. They’ve updated their software today so if you haven’t taken a look yet, now is a good time. Certainly the front page looks more inviting and interesting, so I’ll go and give it a [...]
Continue reading...A Name Is Just A Name - Finding The Right Fictional Character Name
8. October 2008
I read this article and thought it might be of use to screenplay writers, so I reproduce it here, in full, with permission. By David B Silva Naming a fictional character can often be a challenge. For many writers, and I include myself in this group, your character really doesn’t come alive for you until he or [...]
Continue reading...Screenwriter’s fees
13. September 2008
When you look over what the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) say you should get for your screenplay at between $39,290 and $80,427 with another $26,495 to $43,875 for the treatment, you can look to screenplay writing as a good way to earn a more than reasonable living, providing you’re selling more than one a [...]
Continue reading...Should screenplay writers be on the set?
4. September 2008
Writers spend most of their time alone in a room with their computers. Writing. They rarely go outside to see if the weather has changed whilst writing to tight deadlines. What happens when a studio finally says yes to one of your screenplays and invites you to the filming of ‘your’ movie a year later. [...]
Continue reading...Only in the movies
11. April 2008
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